ESTIMATED CATCH TOTALS FOR 2018-19

Estimated catch totals are taken from data compiled by AFMA from catch and effort logs and Catch Disposal Records sourced from fishers in Commonwealth managed or jointly managed fisheries. These catch totals represent ‘trunked' (processed) weight for the financial year July 2018 to June 2019.

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

The sources of information presented in the fishery performance results shown are:

• Maximum economic yield data presented in the reports are based on Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences' gross value of production data for Commonwealth fisheries and AFMA stock assessments.
• Data on fishing mortality and biomass are taken from Fishery Status Reports 2019 prepared by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.